May Rudolph Day

Well I hope those of you in the UK are enjoying the glorious Bank Holiday weather, whilst still socially distancing of course. I have another upcycled card for Rudolph Day. I might have to start using a bit more originality soon, but it seems such a shame to waste some of the lovely shop bought cards that I received last year.

Again it has been simply cutout and matted and layered.Even the sentiment was part of the card. It can't get much easier than that!

April Rudolph Day

These Rudolph Days seem to come round faster and faster! I hope you're all keeping safe and well.
This month I have done some upcycling as I wasn't feeling very creative!

 I thought the scene on this bought card was too pretty to through away, so I cut it down and added some gold ribbon. Very easy peasy!

 I seem to have less crafting time than I normally do and I think that is down to hubby making me go for a state- sanctioned walk every day and constantly finding things for me to do, like building Ikea bookcases for him! I had expected my son to build them but social distancing put a stop to that and I've now got the bruises to prove it!

Rudolph Day - March 2020

It's time for another Christmas card for Rudolph Day. I actually made these some time ago for another challenge and then never used them.

The images are from a Polkadoodles CD that printed all of them on one sheet, Rather than just use one and store the other two I was a good girl and made three cards.

They just had different finishing touches.

And here they are all together.

I do hope you are all keeping safe and well in these difficult times. I'm just grateful that I have a number of hobbies to keep me occupied.

Black and White Christmas

It's Rudolph time again! I made this card some time ago but never blogged it. I stamped and embossed the images with a black sparkly embossing powder, and mounted it onto black glitter paper.

I don't seem to have spaced the rows very evenly so dont think I used the Misti.  The stamps are from Uniko. If you haven't come across Rudolph Day before - where have you been?  It all helps to get ahead for Christmas and that has to be good!

Rudolph Day - January 2020

Well it's exactly a month since Christmas so it's time for the first Rudolph Day of 2020!!

I found an image that I had coloured in last year and never used so I teamed it up with some coordinating paper and added a few sequins. Job done!

November Rudolph Day

Well here we are at the last Rudolph Day for 2019. I can't believe how quickly this year has gone, mind you I think I say that every year!

For this card I stamped and heat embossed all the images on some blue background paper. It actually has a very faint snowflake pattern on it. The stamps are from a recent issue of Creative Stamping.

Rudolph Day September

Rudolph Day is here again! Only two more to go! I was a bit short of time this month so was looking for something quick to make, and found this stamped image in my box of bits.

The stamp is from Clarity Stamps and is stamped and embossed in white. The stockings are coloured with sparkle pens. Some candy finished it off.

August Rudolph Day

Can you believe that there are only 3 more Rudolph Days? With today's scorching weather it's hard to believe! I definitely need to up my Christmas card making otherwise I will end up having to buy some!!!

So here's this  month's make.

I dug out some toppers and papers that came with a magazine last Christmas and which I had never used. So a reasonably quick and easy card until I realised I had stuck the topper on upside down, fortunately it peeled off quite easily! Why not join us over at ScrappyMo's to help your Christmas stash.

Rudolph Day - July

Well here we are at another Rudolph Day, and it’s the hottest day of the year so far! We’ve been sweltering in 35°C. So time for a cool card with lots of snowmen.

I used a Woodware stamp coloured with Copics and some glitter added.  Off now for a cool shower!

Rudolph Day in June

It's being a while since I made a Rudolph Day card, so I made this one in plenty of time! I've used more Uniko stamps, but have gone for the clean look.

I love this little Santa! I coloured him with red sparkle pens, although the sparkle is lost in the photo. I may well make a few more of these nearer the time.

Rudolph Day - March

Well Rudolph Day is here again! This was a very quick card to make as time has been a bit short the last couple of weeks with lots of appointments. Hopefully that will calm down now that Roy has had his cataracts removed. Just need to get his tendonitis sorted !

I made this as I was tidying some stuff away. I had a Simon Says Stamp kit that had been sitting on my floor since it arrived, and the contents were perfect for a quick Christmas card. A card blank, some patterned paper and two stickers - job done!

Deck the Halls for Rudolph Day

It's Rudolph Day again at Scrappymo's. I actually made this card a while ago ready for January Rudolph Day but there was no challenge as Maureen was expecting to be having surgery.

I used a gorgeous turnabout  stamp set from Concorde and 9th. They really are clever stamps. A red foil mat and a peel off coloured with a red Sharpie finshed it off.

Last Rudolph Day of 2018

Well it's not long now till the big fella in the red suit turns up! Are you all ready for it? I'm not! Although I have got a few presents which I bought on holiday. Some photos of our first ever cruise will follow, but first the card for Rudolph Day.

I have used my favourite Snowy stamp, I just love this snowman. Rather than colour everything I paper-pieced his hat and scarf to match the background paper, and just a little bit of colouring with copics to add definition. I finished it off with some diecut glittery snowflakes and some glitter tape.
Edited - also entered into Crafty Calendar Challenge - thanks Liz!

Now for some holiday photos. I was very dubious about cruising and really wasn't sure that I'd like it, but I'm hooked! No airport hassle, didn't have to touch the cases, once they'd been put in the taxi, till they were in our cabin. It was just so easy and I wasn't seasick either in spite of it being a bit rough in the Bay of Biscay.

First stop after Southampton was Oporto and a visit to a port winery.

Halloween on board with pumpkins carved by the crew. No 15 won!

Next stop Gran Canaria

Brilliant sunshine followed in Tenerife.Who knew they had pyramids there?

Very wet in La Palma but I did get to see inside a volcano.

 Funchal next where we just had a wander into town rather than do a tour, as we had had a holiday there 16 years ago. It had changed a bit!

Next day at sea with a beautiful sunset over the water.

Lisbon next but only half a day which wasn't long enough. We'll have to go back!

And finally the ship

and seagulls seeing us off on the homeward leg.

We've already booked another two for next year!

Victorian Christmas and Rudolph day

Helen has chosen this week's challenge of Let's go Digital at Cardz 4 Galz. It gave me the opportunity to use a new CD, Victorian Christmas,  from Joanna Sheen that I got as a free gift recently.

I printed off the sheet of designs and used the largest, which I mounted onto a piece of blue card stock.I had some matching ribbon which I eventually tied into a reasonable looking bow. The branches of the tree were glittered and I added a diecut sprig of holly for interest. As it is Rudolph Day as well I'm entering this into Scrappy Mo's challenge.

Rudolph Day- September

Oh my goodness only two more Rudolph Days till the Day itself! How did that happen?

I have used a Stamplorations stamp that I've just got my hands on- Poinsettia Row -Artsy Borders. I've gone for the CAS look and simply stamped it in Versamark and embossed it with gold. I cut it and the gold mat, out with the Sue Wilson Noble rectangles dies. I do like the pinhole effects but I find the sizes very odd, they don't tie up with UK sizes ie A6 or US A2 sizes. The gold mat measures 5.5 x 4.5 inches, so Ive had to cut down a 6 x 6 card to fit. Finding a suitable envelope might be tricky!